List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League winning managers

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The European Cup was an association football competition contested from 1956 to 1992. Spanish manager José Villalonga led Real Madrid to success in the inaugural final in 1956 and repeated the feat the following season. English clubs and managers dominated the competition in the late 1970s and early 1980s, winning every tournament from 1977 to 1982. Despite this, Italian managers have been the most successful, winning twelve of the tournaments since 1956.

The competition became the UEFA Champions League in 1992,[1] with Belgian Raymond Goethals leading French club Marseille to success that season.

Carlo Ancelotti is the only manager to have won the tournament on four occasions. Bob Paisley, Zinedine Zidane and Pep Guardiola have won the tournament on three occasions. Paisley led Liverpool to three titles in five seasons, Ancelotti won four titles and reached five finals with AC Milan and Real Madrid, and Zidane won three consecutive titles with Real Madrid. Sixteen other managers have won the title on two occasions. Only six managers have won the title with two clubs: Ancelotti with Milan in 2003 and 2007 and Real Madrid in 2014 and 2022; Ernst Happel with Feyenoord in 1970 and Hamburger SV in 1983; Ottmar Hitzfeld with Borussia Dortmund in 1997 and Bayern Munich in 2001; José Mourinho with Porto in 2004 and Inter Milan in 2010; Jupp Heynckes with Real Madrid in 1998 and Bayern Munich in 2013; and Guardiola with Barcelona in 2009 and 2011 and Manchester City in 2023. Seven men have won the tournament both as a player and as a manager, namely Miguel Muñoz, Giovanni Trapattoni, Johan Cruyff, Ancelotti, Frank Rijkaard, Guardiola and Zidane.[2][3]

European Cup and UEFA Champions League winning managers[edit]

By year[edit]

Carlo Ancelotti became the first and only manager to win four titles when he led Real Madrid to victory in 2022. He also reached a record total of five Champions League finals.
Bob Paisley was the first manager to win the title three times, all with Liverpool.
Zinedine Zidane is the only manager to have won titles in three consecutive years, all with Real Madrid.
Pep Guardiola won three titles in 2009, 2011 and 2023, with Barcelona and Manchester City.
Brian Clough won back-to-back titles as manager of Nottingham Forest.
Ernst Happel was the first manager to win the title with two different clubs.
Ottmar Hitzfeld, winning manager in 1997 and 2001.
Jupp Heynckes, winning manager in 1998 and 2013.
Alex Ferguson won two titles as manager of Manchester United in 1999 and 2008, and reached a further two finals.
Vicente del Bosque won two titles as manager of Real Madrid in 2000 and 2002.
José Mourinho, winning manager in 2004 and 2010.
European Cup and UEFA Champions League winning managers*[4][5]
Final Nationality Winning manager Nation Club Ref.
1956  Spain José Villalonga  Spain Real Madrid [6]
1957  Spain José Villalonga  Spain Real Madrid [6]
1958  Argentina Luis Carniglia  Spain Real Madrid [6]
1959  Argentina Luis Carniglia  Spain Real Madrid [6]
1960  Spain Miguel Muñoz  Spain Real Madrid [6]
1961  Hungary Béla Guttmann  Portugal Benfica [6]
1962  Hungary Béla Guttmann  Portugal Benfica [6]
1963  Italy Nereo Rocco  Italy Milan [6]
1964  Argentina Helenio Herrera  Italy Inter Milan [6]
1965  Argentina Helenio Herrera  Italy Inter Milan [6]
1966  Spain Miguel Muñoz  Spain Real Madrid [6]
1967  Scotland Jock Stein  Scotland Celtic [7]
1968  Scotland Matt Busby  England Manchester United [8]
1969  Italy Nereo Rocco  Italy Milan [6]
1970  Austria Ernst Happel  Netherlands Feyenoord [9]
1971  Netherlands Rinus Michels  Netherlands Ajax [10]
1972  Romania Ștefan Kovács  Netherlands Ajax [6]
1973  Romania Ștefan Kovács  Netherlands Ajax [6]
1974  West Germany Udo Lattek  West Germany Bayern Munich [11]
1975  West Germany Dettmar Cramer  West Germany Bayern Munich [6]
1976  West Germany Dettmar Cramer  West Germany Bayern Munich [6]
1977  England Bob Paisley  England Liverpool [6]
1978  England Bob Paisley  England Liverpool [6]
1979  England Brian Clough  England Nottingham Forest [6]
1980  England Brian Clough  England Nottingham Forest [6]
1981  England Bob Paisley  England Liverpool [6]
1982  England Tony Barton  England Aston Villa [12]
1983  Austria Ernst Happel  West Germany Hamburger SV [13]
1984  England Joe Fagan  England Liverpool [14]
1985  Italy Giovanni Trapattoni  Italy Juventus [15]
1986  Romania Emerich Jenei  Romania Steaua București [16]
1987  Portugal Artur Jorge  Portugal Porto [17]
1988  Netherlands Guus Hiddink  Netherlands PSV Eindhoven [18]
1989  Italy Arrigo Sacchi  Italy Milan [6]
1990  Italy Arrigo Sacchi  Italy Milan [6]
1991  Yugoslavia Ljupko Petrović  Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade [19]
1992  Netherlands Johan Cruyff  Spain Barcelona [20]
1993  Belgium Raymond Goethals  France Marseille [21]
1994  Italy Fabio Capello  Italy Milan [22]
1995  Netherlands Louis van Gaal  Netherlands Ajax [23]
1996  Italy Marcello Lippi  Italy Juventus [24]
1997  Germany Ottmar Hitzfeld  Germany Borussia Dortmund [6]
1998  Germany Jupp Heynckes  Spain Real Madrid [25]
1999  Scotland Alex Ferguson  England Manchester United [26]
2000  Spain Vicente del Bosque  Spain Real Madrid [6]
2001  Germany Ottmar Hitzfeld  Germany Bayern Munich [6]
2002  Spain Vicente del Bosque  Spain Real Madrid [6]
2003  Italy Carlo Ancelotti  Italy Milan [27]
2004  Portugal José Mourinho  Portugal Porto [28]
2005  Spain Rafael Benítez  England Liverpool [29]
2006  Netherlands Frank Rijkaard  Spain Barcelona [30]
2007  Italy Carlo Ancelotti  Italy Milan [31]
2008  Scotland Alex Ferguson  England Manchester United [32]
2009  Spain Pep Guardiola  Spain Barcelona [33]
2010  Portugal José Mourinho  Italy Inter Milan [34]
2011  Spain Pep Guardiola  Spain Barcelona [35]
2012  Italy Roberto Di Matteo  England Chelsea [36]
2013  Germany Jupp Heynckes  Germany Bayern Munich [37]
2014  Italy Carlo Ancelotti  Spain Real Madrid [38]
2015  Spain Luis Enrique  Spain Barcelona [39]
2016  France Zinedine Zidane  Spain Real Madrid [40]
2017  France Zinedine Zidane  Spain Real Madrid [41]
2018  France Zinedine Zidane  Spain Real Madrid [42]
2019  Germany Jürgen Klopp  England Liverpool [43]
2020  Germany Hansi Flick  Germany Bayern Munich [44]
2021  Germany Thomas Tuchel  England Chelsea [45]
2022  Italy Carlo Ancelotti  Spain Real Madrid [46]
2023  Spain Pep Guardiola  England Manchester City [47]

Managers with multiple titles[edit]

Managers in bold are still active.

Rank Nationality Manager Number of wins Years won Club(s)
1  Italy Carlo Ancelotti 4 2003, 2007, 2014, 2022 Milan (2), Real Madrid (2)
2  England Bob Paisley 3 1977, 1978, 1981 Liverpool
 France Zinedine Zidane 3 2016, 2017, 2018 Real Madrid
 Spain Pep Guardiola 3 2009, 2011, 2023 Barcelona (2), Manchester City
5  Spain José Villalonga 2 1956, 1957 Real Madrid
 Argentina Luis Carniglia 2 1958, 1959 Real Madrid
 Hungary Béla Guttmann 2 1961, 1962 Benfica
 Argentina Helenio Herrera 2 1964, 1965 Inter Milan
 Spain Miguel Muñoz 2 1960, 1966 Real Madrid
 Italy Nereo Rocco 2 1963, 1969 Milan
 Romania Ștefan Kovács 2 1972, 1973 Ajax
 Germany Dettmar Cramer 2 1975, 1976 Bayern Munich
 England Brian Clough 2 1979, 1980 Nottingham Forest
 Austria Ernst Happel 2 1970, 1983 Feyenoord, Hamburger SV
 Italy Arrigo Sacchi 2 1989, 1990 Milan
 Germany Ottmar Hitzfeld 2 1997, 2001 Borussia Dortmund, Bayern Munich
 Spain Vicente del Bosque 2 2000, 2002 Real Madrid
 Scotland Alex Ferguson 2 1999, 2008 Manchester United
 Portugal José Mourinho 2 2004, 2010 Porto, Inter Milan
 Germany Jupp Heynckes 2 1998, 2013 Real Madrid, Bayern Munich

By nationality[edit]

This table lists the total number of titles won by managers of each country. Accurate as of the 2023 final.

European Cup and UEFA Champions League winning managers by nationality
Nationality Number of
wins
 Italy 12
 Spain 11
 Germany[a] 10
 England 7
 Netherlands 5
 Argentina[b] 4
 Scotland 4
 France 3
 Portugal 3
 Romania 3
 Austria 2
 Hungary 2
 Belgium 1
 Yugoslavia 1
  1. ^ Includes West Germany.
  2. ^ Includes the titles won by Helenio Herrera, who also had French citizenship.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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  3. ^ "Josep Guardiola". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 28 May 2009.[dead link]
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  10. ^ "Cruyff pulls the strings". Union of European Football Associations. 1 January 2006. Retrieved 4 March 2008.
  11. ^ "Müller ends Bayern wait". Union of European Football Associations. 1 January 2006. Retrieved 4 March 2008.
  12. ^ "Withe brings Villa glory". Union of European Football Associations. 1 January 2006. Retrieved 4 March 2008.
  13. ^ "Magath thunderbolt downs Juve". Union of European Football Associations. 1 January 2006. Retrieved 4 March 2008.
  14. ^ "Kennedy spot on for Liverpool". Union of European Football Associations. 1 January 2006. Retrieved 4 March 2008.
  15. ^ "Football mourns Heysel victims". Union of European Football Associations. 1 January 2006. Retrieved 4 March 2008.
  16. ^ "Steaua stun Barcelona". Union of European Football Associations. 1 January 2006. Retrieved 4 March 2008.
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  18. ^ "PSV prosper from Oranje boom". Union of European Football Associations. 1 January 2006. Retrieved 4 March 2008.
  19. ^ "Crvena Zvezda spot on". Union of European Football Associations. 1 January 2006. Retrieved 4 March 2008.
  20. ^ "Koeman ends Barcelona's wait". Union of European Football Associations. 1 January 2006. Retrieved 4 March 2008.
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  22. ^ "Massaro leads Milan rout". Union of European Football Associations. 1 January 2006. Retrieved 4 March 2008.
  23. ^ "Kluivert strikes late for Ajax". Union of European Football Associations. 1 January 2006. Retrieved 4 March 2008.
  24. ^ "Juve hold their nerve". Union of European Football Associations. 1 January 2006. Retrieved 4 March 2008.
  25. ^ "Seventh heaven for Madrid". Union of European Football Associations. 1 January 2006. Retrieved 4 March 2008.
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  29. ^ "Liverpool belief defies Milan". Union of European Football Associations. 1 January 2006. Retrieved 4 March 2008.
  30. ^ "Ronaldinho delivers for Barça". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 1 June 2006. Retrieved 4 March 2008.
  31. ^ "Milan avenge Liverpool defeat". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 18 July 2007. Retrieved 4 March 2008.
  32. ^ "United strike gold in shoot-out". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 22 May 2008. Retrieved 22 May 2008.
  33. ^ "Stylish Barcelona take United's crown". Union of European Football Associations. 27 May 2009. Retrieved 27 May 2009.
  34. ^ "Live – Champions League final". BBC Sport. 22 May 2010. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
  35. ^ "Barça crowned as Messi and Villa see off United". Union of European Football Associations. 28 May 2011. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
  36. ^ "Chelsea 1–1 Bayern Munich (aet, 4–3 pens)". British Broadcasting Corporation. 19 May 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  37. ^ "Super Bayern crowned champions of Europe". FC Bayern Munich AG. 25 May 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
  38. ^ "Madrid finally fulfil Décima dream". Union of European Football Associations. 24 May 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  39. ^ "Barcelona claim fifth crown". Union of European Football Associations. 27 January 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  40. ^ "Zidane proud after Real Madrid penalties win". Union of European Football Associations. 29 May 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  41. ^ "Zidane completes player/coach double double". Union of European Football Associations. 4 June 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  42. ^ "Zidane reaches more milestones in Kyiv". Union of European Football Associations. 26 May 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  43. ^ "Liverpool beat Tottenham to win sixth European Cup". Union of European Football Associations. 1 June 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  44. ^ "Paris St-Germain 0–1 Bayern Munich: German side win Champions League final". British Broadcasting Corporation. 23 August 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  45. ^ "Man. City 0–1 Chelsea: Havertz gives Blues second Champions League triumph". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 29 May 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  46. ^ "Champions League final: Vinícius Júnior scores only goal as Real Madrid beat Liverpool to claim 14th title". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 28 May 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  47. ^ "Pep Guardiola: Man City's Champions League win was written in the stars". Sky Sports. 11 June 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2023.

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